Employers back a national approach to post-Brexit immigration, rejecting a sectoral or regional policy The latest quarterly Labour Market Outlook from the CIPD and The Adecco Group finds that: Employers support a national approach to tackling the UK’s skill and labour shortages post-Brexit, in comparison with a regional or sectoral one Firms employing EU workers are more likely to invest in training than employers that don’t employ EU...

Almost two thirds of employers (65%) believe that they will be negatively impacted by skills shortages in 2018, according to a research paper entitled “Solving the UK Skills Shortage” from Robert Walters, totaljobs and Jobsite. Perhaps most worryingly, half of employers surveyed believe the skills shortage will be exacerbated by Brexit. Due to the skills gap the country is facing, 23% believe that Britain is not prepared to...

Brexit is perpetually fuelling more and more questions, within every industry across the UK. Many businesses are finding themselves with a diminished workforce and significant skills gap. Companies must now plan how they will manage these skills gaps in their workforce and build a team of employees, through increased training for new recruits. What is the skills gap? The UK skills gap is due to cost the country around £90bn if...

In recent news, The Irish Times revealed that 70% of Irish construction firms have cut exposure to the UK ahead of Brexit and have begun looking for new opportunities elsewhere in mainland Europe. Like most other industries, Brexit has cast a shadow of uncertainty over the construction industry, with the risk of currency volatility looking to be one of the industry’s main issues for longer-term projects. But is it all doom and gloom...

Job meta-search engine Joblift has conducted the European Startup Report 2017 – an extensive insight into the job markets and working conditions in four of Europe’s major startup hubs. Joblift’s report uses job vacancy data from the 1st September 2016 to 1st September 2017, alongside survey answers from around 500 interviewees to focus on every aspect of the British startup workplace. Given the competition from other European...

Guest Blog by Ellen Royce Unless the UK government negotiates a better immigration policy, British businesses are likely to lose key employees who will increase their vulnerability. Has the government prepared itself for handling the crisis? Are you aware that nearly 47% of EU citizens who are highly skilled and employed in the UK are contemplating leaving the country within the next five years? Britons may be tempted to...

87% of 16-34 year-olds are concerned about Brexit’s impact on British jobs – a third (34%) are very or extremely concerned Across all generations, two thirds (75%) have some concern about the impact Brexit will have on the UK jobs market Half of 16-34 year-olds believe Brexit will make it harder to get what they want from their careers 62% of workers said they would feel nervous looking for a new job in the next six months....

A quarter of graduates willing to pay to access practice material ahead of tests in effort to beat competition More than one in five graduates has either cheated on an employer aptitude test or thought about doing so, as concern over post-Brexit opportunities grows, according to new research from graduate advice sites WikiJob and practicereasoningtests.com. The most common method of cheating admitted to was arranging for someone else...

The CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, has welcomed the launch of the first phase of the Government’s new EU immigration policy. According to recent CIPD research, the prospect of future migration restrictions are currently giving rise to a range of practical concerns for many UK employers. In response to these concerns and the announcement from the Government today, the CIPD is urging employers to act...

Mike James of Planday.com discusses the role and responsibility of employers in dealing with racially abusive employees. The increase in race-hate incidents since the Brexit vote is a worrying trend. A report by the BBC last year illustrated a 41% increase in incidents of racist or religious abuse incidents in the month following the referendum compared to the same month the previous year. Britain enjoys an increasingly diverse...

Forget Brexit and political turmoil, finding and retaining the best people is a major concern The latest ‘UK SME Confidence Index’ from Vistage, the international membership organisation for business leaders, reveals that talent management will be a major challenge for half (47%) of UK SMEs over the next 12 months. The research, which was carried out across 410 UK SMEs after the 8th June election, also reveals that businesses remain...

The Queen’s Speech opens the new session of Parliament by announcing the planned legislative agenda for the coming year. As the 2018 State Opening has been cancelled to allow more time for Brexit debates, this agenda covers the next two years and is important to allow businesses time to plan ahead for coming changes. Ben Willmott, Head of Public Policy at the CIPD, said: “The Queen’s Speech clearly recognised the challenges facing...

New CIPD/NIESR research highlights the need for a flexible, affordable and straightforward immigration system post-brexit New CIPD/NIESR research reveals that: The main reason employers recruit EU nationals is because they cannot fill low or semi-skilled jobs with UK-born applicants, cited by 35% of low-wage industry firms 25% of organisations say a requirement for a job offer for EU migrants would have a negative impact...

New research has found that, as a result of the UK’s decision to leave the EU, nearly three-quarters of HR professionals (72%) expect the competition for well-qualified talent to increase, and nearly two-thirds (61%) predict further difficulty recruiting senior and skilled employees over the next three years. The latest CIPD/Hays Resourcing and Talent Planning Survey of more than 1,000 HR professionals found that recruitment...

Almost half of workers are borrowing to meet day-to-day financial needs A quarter of workers have a monthly income fluctuation of more than 10% 39% of employers think employees would approach them for financial assistance – but only 3%* of employees would turn to them for help A nationwide study of the financial wellbeing of UK workers ‘The DNA of Financial Wellbeing 2017’ report, shows that employee financial confidence has...